deities

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Such activities include praying to gods and deities, fortunetelling and physiognomy, and consulting spiritual gurus or mystics, according to party commentaries and state media.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 17, 2026

When Hollywood deities Grace Kelly and Cary Grant were shown cruising along the French Riviera in a beautiful, sleek Sunbeam Alpine in To Catch a Thief, for example, they epitomised silver-screen elegance and savoir-faire.

From BBC • Jun. 14, 2026

The sculptures stand as both witnesses and deities.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2026

Its titles, from tales of Hindu deities to biographies of freedom fighters, sold in the millions and were translated into multiple regional languages.

From Barron's • Feb. 1, 2026

They often approached visitors as if they might be deities, possibly calculating, in the spirit of Pascal's wager, that the downside of an erroneous attribution of celestial power was minimal.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann